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Ophelia by Natalie Merchant
Ophelia
Am/F/C/G
(I like to capo on the first fret, and I use a basic finger-picking pattern,
except during the end, which builds.)
Am F
Ophelia was a bride of God, a novice Carmellite
C G
in sister cells the cloister bells tolled on her wedding night
Am F
And Ophelia was a rebel girl, a blue stockinged suffragette
C G
who remedied society between her cigarettes
Am F
Ophelia was a sweetheart to a nation overnight
C G
Curvacious thighs, vivacious eyes--love was at first sight
Am F C G
Love was at first sight
Am F
Ophelia was a demi-goddess in pre-war babylon
C G
so statuesque, a silhouette in black satin evening gown
Am F
And Ophelia was a mistress to a Vegas gambling man
C G
Signora Ophelia, Maraschina, Mafia Courtesan
Am F
And Ophelia was a circus queen, the female cannonball
C G
Projected through five flaming hoops to wild and shocked applause,
Am F C G
to wild and shocked applause Hey, hey .... heeeeey hey hey
(played louder, dramatically and with feeling)
Am F
Ophelia was a tempest cyclone, a G*d-damned hurricane
C G
Your common sense, your best defense lay wasted and in vain
Am F
For Ophelia knows your every woe and every pain you've ever had
C G
She'd sympathize and dry your eyes and help you to forget
Am F
and help you to forget ...
C G
and help you to forget ...
(quietly and slowly)
Am F
Ophelia's mind went wondering, you'd wondered where she'd gone
C G
Through secret doors, down corridors, she's wandered them all alone
Am F C G
All alone ...
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Ophelia was a bride of God
A novice Carmelite
In sister cells
The cloister bells tolled on her wedding night
Ophelia was the rebel girl
A blue stocking suffragette
Who remedied society between her cigarettes
And Ophelia was the sweetheart
To a nation overnight
Curvaceous thighs
Vivacious eyes
Love was at first sight
Love was at first sight...
Love...
Ophelia was a demigoddess
In pre-war Babylon
So statuesque
A silhouette
In black satin evening gowns
Ophelia was the mistress to
A Vegas gambling man
Signora Ophelia Maraschina
Mafia courtesan
Ophelia was the circus queen
The female cannonball
Projected through five flaming hoops
To wild and shocked applause
To wild and shocked applause
Ophelia was a tempest cyclone
A goddamn hurricane
Your common sense, your best defense
They wasted, and in vain
For Ophelia 'd know your every woe
And every pain you'd ever had
She'd sympathize and dry your eyes
Help you to forget...
And help you to forget
And help you to forget
Ophelia's mind went wandering
You'd wonder where she goes
Through secret doors down corridors
She'd wander there alone
All alone
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